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Fred's First Date

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Fred has invited you out for a day on the town. You wonder what the curious Mind Flayer has in store.

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Fred's First Date
Heroic level: 18
Epic level: 34
(considered Legendary)
Duration: Medium
Heroic XP:  ♣2,587Solo/Casual ♦4,474Normal ♥4,636Hard ♠4,798Elite
Epic XP:  ♣11,805Solo/Casual ♦20,138Normal ♥20,599Hard ♠21,061Elite
Takes place in: Fred's First Date
Bestowed by: Fred
NPC contact: Fred
Quest acquired in: Morgrave University - Upper Commons
Patron: Morgrave University
Base favor: 6
Purchase: Slice of Life or VIP
Extreme Challenge: No
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Overview


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Talk to Fred
  • Go to Sharn Forest Park
  • Talk to Fred
  • Follow Fred
  • Have a conversation with your Fred
  • Craft a snack for Fred and bring it to him
  • Find Fred Flowers (2)
  • Craft a Bouquet for Fred
  • Go to the Upper City Faire
  • Talk to Fred at the carnival entrance
  • Talk to the ticket vendor
  • Complete the Carnival Challenge (3)
  • Play carnival games with Fred (3)
  • Pet all the petting zoo animals
  • Talk to Fred at the carnival exit
  • Go to Middle City
  • Meet up with Fred in the Middle City
  • Enter the Restaurant
  • Have dinner with your Fred
  • Leave the Restaurant
  • Defeat the adventurers
  • Talk to Jaime
  • Talk to Fred
  • (Optional) Win the Strength Crystal Game — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦447 ♥464 ♠480 ) Epic( ♣1,181 ♦2,014 ♥2,060 ♠2,106 )
  • (Optional) Have a bad date with Fred — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣259 ♦447 ♥464 ♠480 ) Epic( ♣1,181 ♦2,014 ♥2,060 ♠2,106 )
  • (Optional) Have a nice date with Fred — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣517 ♦895 ♥927 ♠960 ) Epic( ♣2,361 ♦4,028 ♥4,120 ♠4,212 )

Tips and Misc

  • Your old acquaintance/partner in (metaphorical) crime/partner in (actual) crime/tentative friend Fred has invited you out on a date, apparently for research purposes. He's planned a visit to three landmarks across the city of Sharn.
  • First on the itinerary: a picnic in a Sharn park. After a couple of altercations where Fred alternates between speaking like a Regency romance novel and an obnoxiously lovey-dovey teenager, you are asked to craft first a brain-and-cheese sandwich, then a bouquet.
    • It's not indicated anywhere yet, but your choices here will determine whether Fred considers this a "bad" or "nice" date later, so make sure to play along with Fred's acting if you're after maximum XP here.
  • The flowers for Fred's bouquet are being guarded by some Blights, Water Elementals, a Shambling Mound and a Kelpie. These are actually the only monsters in the quest you're allowed to outright kill, so if you're after XP bonuses for kills, make sure to stay here and farm some respawning Blights.
  • Fred's next destination is a carnival in Upper Sharn, featuring such entertaining diversions as a game of Whack-a-Kobold, a test-your-strength game with a Cannith Crystal, a petting zoo and three obligatory fights with a bunch of carnival staff and a Fire Giant strongman. Make sure Fred is following you around for all of this - don't worry, he's a non-combat NPC, so he won't get in the way.
    • You're required to pet every animal in the zoo before moving on. Handily, each animal stops being selectable after being petted once.
    • You're allowed as many tries at the Test-Your-Strength and Whack-a-Kobold games as you like. You have to pass the latter at least once to progress, but the Test-Your-Strength game is optional, although it will award XP and a chest if you succeed (Legendary DC ~80 (76 FAIL, 84 SUCCESS)).
    • Middle City entrance is after the Fire Giant and near a chest.
  • Finally, Fred invites you to a restaurant in the middle city. After a discussion on how your date went, you emerge into an alleyway, only to be jumped by a group of adventurers!
  • After a bit of a scuffle, Jaime, the leader of the adventurers agrees to speak with you, at which point both you and Fred learn that they are under the mistaken impression that Fred is dating them. Fred, in his usual oblivious way, hadn't actually informed Jaime that his apparent romantic overtures were for research purposes, and eventually agrees to try putting his research into practice. Your own Baldur's Gate-style romance arc will apparently have to wait, but at least you get a chest for your trouble.

Bonus XP

  • Aggression bonus: 17 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣259 ♦447 ♥464 ♠480 )
  • Onslaught bonus: 34 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣388 ♦671 ♥695 ♠720 )
  • Mischief bonus: 39 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣207 ♦358 ♥371 ♠384 )
  • Vandal bonus: 51 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣259 ♦447 ♥464 ♠480 )
  • Ransack bonus: 62 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣388 ♦671 ♥695 ♠720 )
Notes: Note that many of the monsters in this quest do not count for the kill bonus, as they can only be pacified. You will need to farm respawning monsters in the forest.

Loot

  • Chests: 5
  • at the Kobold Carnival game
  • at the Cannith Crystal Strength game
  • locked between the shrines at the Upper City Faire
  • behind the City Faire Strongman
  • end chest
  • Collectables:
    • Fungus next to shrines in Sharn Forest Park
    • Adventure Pack in moat around kelpie's mound of grass
    • Adventure Pack behind the petting zoo
    • Cabinet in the left corridor in the Middle City
    • Mold in the Restaurant's middle toilet
  • NPC rewards: standard

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
Charm Bracelet
Charm Bracelet.png
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Bracers  18 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, End chest
Fancy Flayer's Cape
Fancy Flayer's Cape.png
(edit)
Cloak  18 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Fancy Flayer's Date Night Duds
Fancy Flayer's Date Night Duds.png
(edit)
Clothing  18 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, End chest
Fancy Flayer's Headpiece
Fancy Flayer's Headpiece.png
(edit)
Helmet  18 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Date Night Bouquet
Date Night Bouquet.png
(edit)
Club  18 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Legendary Charm Bracelet
Legendary Charm Bracelet.png
(edit)
Bracers  32 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Legendary Fancy Flayer's Date Night Duds
Legendary Fancy Flayer's Date Night Duds.png
(edit)
Clothing  32 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Legendary Fancy Flayer's Cape
Legendary Fancy Flayer's Cape.png
(edit)
Cloak  32 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Legendary Fancy Flayer's Headpiece
Legendary Fancy Flayer's Headpiece.png
(edit)
Helmet  32 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
Legendary Date Night Bouquet
Legendary Date Night Bouquet.png
(edit)
Club  32 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Fred's First Date, end chest
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Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Carnival Challenger( view
Carnival Challenger.png
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 ♦20Normal ♠25Elite Humanoid Human
Casting Carnie( view
Casting Carnie.png
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 ♦18Normal ♠23Elite Humanoid Human
City Faire Strongman( view
City Faire Strongman.png
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 ♦23Normal ♠25Elite Giant Giant
Combat Carnie( view
Combat Carnie.png
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 ♦18Normal ♠23Elite Humanoid Human
Dancing Kobold( view
Dancing Kobold.png
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 ♦18Normal ♠23Elite Reptilian Kobold
Forest Kelpie( view
Forest Kelpie.png
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 ♦23Normal ♠27Elite Plant Kelpie
Forest Needle Blight( view
Forest Needle Blight.png
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 ♦18Normal ♠23Elite Plant Needle Blight
Forest Shambling Mound( view
Forest Shambling Mound.png
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 ♦23Normal ♠27Elite Plant Shambling Mound
Forest Twig Blight( view
Forest Twig Blight.png
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 ♦18Normal ♠23Elite Plant Twig Blight
Forest Water Elemental( view
Forest Water Elemental.png
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 ♦6Normal ♥8Hard ♠11Elite Elemental Water Elemental
Hammerbane( view
Hammerbane.png
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 ♦20Normal Dwarf Dwarf
Jaime( view
Jaime.png
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 ♦23Normal ♠27Elite Living Construct Warforged
Shadow-blade( view
Shadow-blade.png
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 ♦20Normal Elf Elf
Strength Crystal( view
Strength Crystal.png
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 ♦23Normal Construct Inanimate Object
Tuddle( view
Tuddle.png
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 ♦20Normal ♠30Elite Gnome Gnome